Tim Cone and Baby Dalupan have always been in the discussion as the
greatest ever to coach in the PBA.

Dalupan is the archetype of a successful coach winning 15 PBA titles
while Cone is deemed as the successor to the throne after winning
18.

Cone, however, said Dalupan will always be the one that will be
emulated.

'Except for my father, Baby's the only person I want to
emulate in terms of accomplishments, in terms of the kind of person he
was,' said Cone after his Barangay Ginebra whipped Rain or Shine,
101-87, on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Dalupan is the first t win a PBA Grand Slam and he did it with
Crispa in 1976.

Cone did the same feat twice, first with Alaska in 1996 and in 2014
with San Mig Coffee.

'Obviously, you always want to emulate your father, and
he's No. 1. Baby Dalupan is a real second,' said Cone. 'I
mean, the more you know, the more I realized what a great person he
was.'

Cone said it's through the family that a person will be
genuinely known, and Dalupan is a prime example.

'Not only did I got to know him, but I got to know his family,
and I think you can measure a man by his family, and he's got great
family members, he's got great daughters,' said Cone.

'He's 92-years-old and he had a great life. He had great
children, a great wife. What more can you ask for. So that's the
guy I like to emulate. I'm really happy that we're to honor
him tonight.'

PBA commissioner Chito Narvasa along with some of Dalupan's
former players Alvin Patrimonio, Atoy Co and Allan Caidic and family
members led a ceremony where the league sounded the final buzzer as
tribute for the legendary coach.

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